Frisking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs

play boisterously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈɪskɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈɪskɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈɪskɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈɪskɪŋ/.

Examples

he gave the suspect a quick frisk
The children frolicked in the garden
the gamboling lambs in the meadows

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gambol rollick romp run around lark cavort skylark frolic sport frisk lark about disport

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
verb	play boisterously “The children frolicked in the garden”
verb	search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets “The police frisked everyone at the airport”

Word Forms

frisk	verb	search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
frolic	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
lark	noun	any carefree episode
sport	noun	an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
gambol	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
romp	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
romper	noun	a person who romps or frolics
frisk	noun	the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
frisking	noun	the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

durchsuchen

die Durchsuchung einer Person nach versteckten Waffen oder illegalen Drogen

🇫🇷French

fouille

l'acte de fouiller quelqu'un à la recherche d'armes dissimulées ou de drogues illégales

🇪🇸Spanish

cachear

el acto de buscar a alguien en busca de armas ocultas o drogas ilegales

🇮🇹Italian

perquisire

l'atto di perquisire qualcuno alla ricerca di armi nascoste o droghe illegali

🇳🇱Dutch

fouilleren

het zoeken naar verborgen wapens of illegale drugs

🇵🇹Portuguese

revistando

o ato de revistar alguém em busca de armas escondidas ou drogas ilegais

🇷🇺Russian

обыск

обыск кого-либо на предмет спрятанного оружия или запрещенных наркотиков

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तलाशी

छुपाए गए हथियारों या अवैध दवाओं के लिए किसी की तलाशी लेने का कार्य

🇮🇳Tamil

சோதனையிடுதல்

மறைத்து வைக்கப்பட்ட ஆயுதங்கள் அல்லது சட்டவிரோத போதைப்பொருட்களுக்காக ஒருவரைத் தேடும் செயல்

🇮🇳Marathi

झटपट

लपविलेली शस्त्रे किंवा बेकायदेशीर ड्रग्ससाठी एखाद्याचा शोध घेण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્રિસ્કિંગ

છુપાયેલા શસ્ત્રો અથવા ગેરકાયદેસર દવાઓ માટે કોઈની શોધ કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫ੍ਰੀਸਿੰਗ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਲੁਕੇ ਹੋਏ ਹਥਿਆਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਗੈਰ-ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਨਸ਼ੀਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਲਈ ਖੋਜਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھانکنا

کسی کو چھپے ہوئے ہتھیاروں یا غیر قانونی منشیات کی تلاش کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

搜身

搜查某人是否藏有武器或非法毒品的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

はしゃぐ

隠された武器や違法薬物がないか誰かを捜索する行為

🇰🇷Korean

몸을 뒤흔드는

숨겨진 무기나 불법 약물을 찾기 위해 누군가를 수색하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đùa giỡn

hành động khám xét ai đó để tìm vũ khí giấu kín hoặc ma túy bất hợp pháp

🇹🇭Thai

ร่อนเร่

การค้นบุคคลเพื่อหาอาวุธที่ซ่อนอยู่หรือยาเสพติดที่ผิดกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

penggeledahan

tindakan menggeledah seseorang untuk mencari senjata tersembunyi atau obat-obatan terlarang

🇵🇭Filipino

makulit

ang pagkilos ng paghahanap sa isang tao para sa mga nakatagong armas o ilegal na droga

🇲🇾Malay

bergelora

tindakan menggeledah seseorang untuk mendapatkan senjata tersembunyi atau dadah haram

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفتيش

عملية تفتيش شخص ما بحثًا عن أسلحة مخبأة أو مخدرات غير مشروعة

🇮🇷Persian

سرخ کردن

عمل جستجوی شخصی برای یافتن سلاح های مخفی یا مواد مخدر غیرقانونی

🇹🇷Turkish

üst arama

birini gizli silahlar veya yasa dışı uyuşturucular için arama eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חיפוש

הפעולה של חיפוש אחר כלי נשק סמויים או סמים לא חוקיים

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